M6 Northbound hardshoulder closure (MP 340/9 to 341/5)

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Start time: Fri, Aug 21, 2026 7:39 AM
Expected end: Fri, Aug 21, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration: 8 hours 21 minutes
Road: M6 – M6 Northbound Between J27 And J28
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Northbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Repair Work

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First published: Fri, Aug 21, 2026 7:39 AM
Last updated: Fri, Aug 21, 2026 10:29 AM
Cleared: Fri, Aug 21, 2026 4:00 PM

Latest update: M6 Northbound hardshoulder closure (MP 340/9 to 341/5)

Coordinates: 53.694800, -2.677729
Latitude span: 53.692377 – 53.697910
Longitude span: -2.677790 – -2.677676
Bounding box centre: 53.695144, -2.677733
Location descriptions: M6 northbound between J27 and J28

M6 northbound within J28

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Fri, Aug 21, 2026 7:39 AM
Overall feed end: Fri, Aug 21, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length: 8 hours 21 minutes
Probability code (raw): certain
Compliance option (raw): mandatory
Source identification (raw): roadworks

Management type value: other
Contra-flow flag (raw): false
Width restriction flag (raw): false
Height restriction flag (raw): false
Weight restriction flag (raw): false

Segment 1

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 northbound between J27 and J28
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 4 operational lanes
Direction On Section: North Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M6
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {29D7DB97-46FC-489D-BA87-518390E7591E}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 538 m
To Distance: 620 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.692377 -2.67779
53.692541 -2.677786
53.693116 -2.677765

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 northbound within J28
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 4 operational lanes
Direction On Section: North Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start2 End1
Linear Element Road: M6
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {E8F86592-D548-4ADF-904A-7207D9E4A411}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 215 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.695975 -2.677689
53.697035 -2.677691
53.69791 -2.677676

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 northbound within J28
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 4 operational lanes
Direction On Section: North Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End2
Linear Element Road: M6
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {55645C51-F52C-479F-A215-5F543E29E8CC}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 318 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.693116 -2.677765
53.693718 -2.677744
53.695228 -2.677738
53.695813 -2.677687
53.695975 -2.677689

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 11
First coordinate pair: -2.677790, 53.692377
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 11

View geometry JSON

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Repair Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other